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Comparing 4 approaches for primary membranous nephropathy

Official title: A Study of SNP-ACTH (1-39) Gel in Patients With Primary Membranous Nephropathy

A Phase 3 Superiority Study Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of SNP-ACTH (1-39) Gel Compared to Rituximab and FDA Approved Biosimilars in Adults With Primary Membranous Nephropathy (PMN) in a Two-Phase Adaptive Trial Design

Condition: Primary Membranous NephropathySponsor: Cerium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Target enrollment: 148
  • Phase 3
  • 4 groups
  • One site, in Brampton
  • Recruiting
Regional Kidney Wellness Centre, Brampton, Ontario

Interventions

  • Medication

    SNP-ACTH (1-39) Gel

    Subjects will be randomly assigned in 1:1 treatment allocation ratio to receive the test and reference product.

  • Medication

    Rituximab

    Subjects will be randomly assigned in 1:1 treatment allocation ratio to receive the test and reference product.

Canadian Sites (1)

1 of 1 recruiting

  • Regional Kidney Wellness Centre

    Brampton, Ontario

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for15 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Biopsy-proven membranous glomerulonephritis or a diagnosis of MN in patients with Nephrotic Syndrome and a positive anti PLA2R antibody test.
  • +Patients classified to be at a High Risk for progressive loss of kidney function, as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2021-Glomerular Diseases Guideline.
  • +eGFR by Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula ≥40 mL/min/1.73 m\^2
  • +Patients who have had CR or PR in response to immunosuppressive therapy, but then relapsed can participate in the study if it has been more than 3 months since their last dose of high dose glucocorticoids, calcineurin inhibitors or mycophenolate mofetil
  • +Patients who have had CR or PR in response to IS therapy, but then relapsed can participate in the study if it has been more than 6 months since their last dose of chlorambucil or cyclophosphamide
  • +Patients who have had CR or PR in response to immunosuppressive therapy, but then relapsed can participate in the study if it has been more than 12 months since their last dose of rituximab.
  • +Life expectancy \> 24 months.
  • +Other inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → may apply.

Exclusion

  • Secondary membranous nephropathy as defined by history, physical exam, kidney biopsy results or serologies.
  • Patients who have had a ≥ 50% reduction in serum titers of PLA2R auto-antibody within 1 year before screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →.
  • Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Patients who must be initiated on drugs likely to affect renal function if not properly dosed.
  • History of sensitivity to proteins of porcine origin.
  • Other exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → may apply.
  • Surgery within 1 month of study entry
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

There are 4 groups in this study.

Groups A, B and C receive SNP-ACTH (1-39) Gel.

Registry label: A: Phase 3a Cohort 1 · B: Phase 3a Cohort 2 · C: Phase 3b Cohort 1

Group D, the comparison group, receives Rituximab.

Registry label: D: Phase 3b Cohort 2

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 148 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around December 2027.

The main measurement is taken over: Change from baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more →, months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 12.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Change in urinary protein (Phase 3a) — measured over Change from baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more →, months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 12.

Change in Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) auto-antibody levels (Phase 3a) — measured over Change from baseline, months 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

Complete response of PMN (Phase 3b) — measured over 24 months.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT05696613 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About SNP-ACTH (1-39) GelDrug

Subjects will be randomly assigned in 1:1 treatment allocation ratio to receive the test and reference product.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About RituximabDrug

Subjects will be randomly assigned in 1:1 treatment allocation ratio to receive the test and reference product.

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: Change from baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more →, months 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 12.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2027-12-31.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 148 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 3 locations, including: Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, United States; New York, New York, United States.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

The goal of the Phase 3a part of this clinical trial is to determine the optimal dose that will be used in the Phase 3b part of this clinical trial. The goal of the Phase 3b part is to assess the efficacy of SNP-ACTH (1-39) Gel relative to rituximab in patients with primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) at month 24.

Other Sites (2)

Center for Advanced Kidney Research, PLC

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, United States

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

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